Norman E. Shumway

February 9^th

• American surgeon who was a pioneer in heart transplant surgery. He began (1967) the heart transplantation program at Stanford Medical Center.
• On 6 Jan 1968, he performed the first heart transplant in the U.S. on Mike Kasperak, 54, who survived for 15 days afterwards.
• Shumway spent years researching ways to extend life after a transplant.